Elizabeth Weinfield
Elizabeth Weinfield is the Artistic Director of Sonnambula and a professor of musicology at Juilliard whose research explores the relationships among gender, performance, and material culture in the early modern period. She holds a PhD in historical musicology from the Graduate Center, CUNY, and a master’s in music from University …
Sonnambula
Praised as “remarkable” and “superb” by Alex Ross in the New Yorker, Sonnambula is a historically informed ensemble that brings to light unknown music for early instruments with the lush sound of the viol at the core. Sonnambula holds the prestigious position of inaugural ensemble-in-residence at The Frick Collection in …
Ana Bakradze (piano)
Ana Bakradze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, and began playing the piano at the age of six at the Tbilisi Art School. She continued her education at the Zakaria Paliashvili Central Music School for Gifted Children in Tbilisi under Prof. Veka Svanidze in 2014. In 2018, she graduated from high …
David Zobel (piano)
French pianist David Zobel enjoys a successful career as a collaborative pianist, opera coach and accompanist, performing in opera houses and at international festivals throughout France and the rest of Europe. For over a decade now, he has been regularly collaborating with acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, playing in some of …
Kari Turunen (chorus master)
Kari Turunen was appointed Artistic Director of the Vancouver Chamber Choir in 2019, its 49th concert season. He is a versatile performer and continues to play an important role in the choral music scene in his native Finland as an artistic director, educator and administrator. He has toured extensively across …
